St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-08
Present: Messrs. Quinby, Starkey and
Mr.. President.
A hSant. Mr. Rorrott /ovoucod\

DR.. Talbot Jones, Commissioner of
Health, presented communication
stating that numerous complaints have
been made relative to the presence of
offensive and Stagnant water on lots 5
and q, block z, Brewster,'s addition, also
at the corner Of Brewster avenue and
Arch street; on Arch street from Brew
ster avenue to Park avenue; on Park
avenue, between Arch street and Penn
Sy1yania avenue; and on both sides of
pennsylvania avenue from Park avenue
to Rice street, and asks what action is
necessary to abate said nuisance. Re
ferred to Engineer for plan showing 10
cation of said nuisance.
Amable A. FrancOeuer, owner of lot
2, Williams Encouragement of block 3,
Nelson's addition to st. Paul, presented
a communication claiming that the
slopes on Case street will damage the
improvements on said lot, and asks that
proper relief be granted in the prem
lSeS. Referred to whole Board to view.
The Engineer having submitted plan
OF land to be taken, the following report
was ordered sent to the Council, to-wit:
TO the Common Council of the City of
st. Paul:
The Board of Public Works have had
under consideration the resolutions or
orders of the Common Council, approved
July Z, 1886, relative to widening Milton
street, from Summit avenue to st. Clair
street, to the width of eighty feet, and
opening Milton street eighty feet wide,
from st. Clair street to the right of way
of the Chicago, Milwaukee Il st. Paul
Railway company, and having inves-
tlgated the proposed improvement, re-
respectfully report that it is necessary
and proper to open, widen and extend
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six (66) feet, from Pleasant ave-
nue. to ST. Clair street; that the
estimated expense thereof is 81, 600; that
real estate to be assessed therefor can
be found benefited to the extent of the
damages, costs and expenses necessary
to be incurred thereby; that said i'm
prOvement is not asked for by a petit
ton of majority of the owners of prop
erty to be assessed therefor, but we
herewith send plan or profile of said
Improvement and an order for your
adoption if you desire us to make the
improvement. Yeas 3, nays 0.
The Engineer having submitted plan
of slopes, the following report was Or
dered sent to the Council, to-wit:
To the Common Council of the City of
st. Paul:
The Board of PublicWorks have had I'M
der consideration the resolution or order
OF the Common Council, approved May
5, 1887, relative to condemning an
easement for making and maintaing
slopes on Maryland street, from Lake
Como to Book street, and having
investigated the proposed Improvement,
respectfully report that said i'm
provement is necessary and proper, for
cuts and fills one and one-half to one in
grading said Maryland street, from
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the estimated expense thereof is 500;
that real estate to be assessed therefor
can be found benefited to the extent of
the damages, costs and expenses neces-
sary to be incurred thereby; that said
Improvement is not asked for by petit
ton of majority of the owners of
property to be assessed therefor, but we
herewith send plan or profile of said i'm
provement, and an order for your adOp
ton, if you desire us to make the i'm
prOvement. Yeas, 3, nays, 0.
The Engineer having submitted pro-
file, the following report was ordered
sent to the Council, to-Wit:
10 the Common Council of the City of
st. Paul:
The Board of Public Works have had
under consideration the resolution or
order OF the Common Council, approved
May 5, 1887 relative to change of grade
on Frances street, from Earl street to
Atlantic street, and having investigated
the proposed Improvement, respectfully
report that said Improvement is not
necessary and proper, for the reason
that said Frances street is now under
contract for grading, and the contractor
for said grading refusing to have the re-
duced quantities deducted from the con-
tract price, and for the further reason
lof S0II nnr,{x lr4o
the assessment for said grading. Yeas
3, nays 0.
The Engineer having returned the Or
der of Council in the matter of lower
ing to proper grade the sidewalk on
Arundel street, east side, between lyle
hart street and Carroll and on Carroll
street, south side, commencing on
the corner of Arundel street;
thence east about 200 feet,
with the report that said walk is too
poor to admit of it being lowered, said
matter was ordered transmitted to the
Council.
The Engineer having reported in the
matter of the petition of the trustees of
the House of Hope church for the re-
funding of 1864, claimed to have been
Overpaid for the construction of a sewer
ON Exchange street, the said claim was
ordered to be returned to the Council in
viting attention to the action of the
Board i'll the report dated December %.
1888, recommending the refunding of
$3.50, which report is cOncurred in by
the present Board.
The Engineer haying submitted plans
and specifications for the grading of
Oneida street, from Randolph street to
ST. Clair street; the same were ex am
ined and approved and the Clerk was
directed to advertise for bids for said
improvement.
In the matter of the proposed con-
demning of an easement for making and
maintaining slopes on Fillmore avenue,
between Dakota avenue and State street.
TO the Common Council of the City of
st. Paul:
The Board of Public Works have had
under consideration the resolution or
order of the Common Council, approved
May Is, 1887, relative to cOndemning an
easement on Fillmore avenue, between
Dakota avenue and State street, and
having investigated the proposed i'm
prOvement, respectfully report that said
improvement is necessary and proper
for cuts and fills one and One-half to one
in grading said Fillmore avenue, from
Dakota avenue to State street; that the
estimated expense thereof is 500; that
real estate to be assessed therefor can be
found benefited to the extent of the
damages, costs and expenses necessary
to be incurred thereby; that said
improvement is not asked for by a
petition of majority of the owners of
property to be assessed therefor, but we
herewith send plan or profile of said
improvement, and an order for your
adoption, if you desire us to make the
Improvement. Yeas 3, nays 0.
1t having been made to appear to the
Board that lot |, block 81, Irvine's ell
largement of Rice IL Irvine's addition
to st. Paul, has been overaSSessed for
the construction of sewer on Sixth
9th street, from Oak street to Summit
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